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Ticket to the World

By: Martin Kemp
Narrated by: Colin Mace, Martin Kemp
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Ticket to the World is a joyous, nostalgic celebration of 80s culture from one man at the centre of it all.

New Year’s Eve, 1979. My family and I stand arm in arm around our Formica kitchen table, counting down to the new decade with each televised chime of Big Ben. We have no idea what is about to hit us, no idea of the seismic waves of change approaching.

The 80s transformed life as we knew it. Music, style and culture exploded in a haze of dayglo colour. There were hardships, but there were opportunities too. And I lived through – and helped to shape – Britain’s last real youth movement.

Ticket to the World is my time-warp trip down memory lane, reliving that truly unforgettable decade. Join me as I recall what it was like to lead the New Romantics, stay up all night at the Blitz with Sade and Boy George, travel the world with Spandau Ballet and contribute to the era-defining Live Aid.

So, grab that glass of Babycham and let’s toast the very best of the 80s: the creativity and the culture, the fashion and the FUN!

©2022 Martin Kemp (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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‘A brilliant storyteller’ – James O’Brien

‘Celebrates the 80s as the decade that made him’ – Guardian

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Amazing listen- brought the 80s club scene to life.

I wanted to listen to this as I was a huge Spandau fan in the 80s, but Martin Kemp’s book is not just for Spandau fans. The book is well written, humorous and super interesting. Martin lays out and explains the crazy music connections between characters in the groundbreaking Blitz scene of Soho, London in the 80s. It was this fertile ground that gave rise to many of the best bands, and great music of the decade. I loved this book and would highly recommend it to anyone interested in 80s music, or who lived through the decade - ahh the memories!. For Spandau fans it’s a must read - True it’s Gold!!

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